Everybody Needs Love (Stephen Bishop song)
| "Everybody Needs Love" | ||||
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| Single by Stephen Bishop | ||||
| from the album Bish | ||||
| B-side | "Only the Heart Within You" | |||
| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stephen Bishop | |||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Bishop | |||
| Stephen Bishop singles chronology | ||||
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"Everybody Needs Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two singles from his second album, Bish, the other being "Looking for the Right One".
"Everybody Needs Love" peaked at number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] and number 29 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 29.
The song was a much bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number five in the U.S.[3] and number two in Canada.
Personnel[edit]
- Stephen Bishop – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano
- Greg Phillinganes – electric piano, synthesizers
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
- Michael Sembello – guitar
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Raymond Pounds – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Leah Kunkel – backing vocals
- Michael Staton – backing vocals
- Jeffrey Staton – backing vocals
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Why Don't We Steal Away: New Blixa Sounds Label Expands Albums by Robbie Dupree, Stephen Bishop". 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Stephen Bishop - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 33.
- ^ "Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
